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Groundhog Day: Animal wanders onto track at Canadian GP

A groundhog that scampered onto the track during the Canadian Grand Prix showed the quickness of a Formula One driver when it scurried to safety and avoided the oncoming cars. The rodent had wandered onto the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when Felipe Massa came bearing down with two other cars in pursuit. Massa swerved to avoid it, and the scared animal retreated back under the fence. 'In this country, you have such beautiful wildlife,' Formula One spokesman Matteo Bonciani told The Associated Press. 'I'm so happy that, in the end, it was all right.' The open-wheeled cars hit a top speed of 342 kph in Sunday's race, which was won by Lewis Hamilton. Massa said it's always surprising...
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